Earth Fare in Williamsburg, VA Midtown Row to Reopen

Broad Street Realty, a national commercial real estate firm headquartered in Bethesda, MD, is expecting to reopen Earth Fare at Midtown Row in Williamsburg, VA, sometime this fall.

Earth Fare closed its doors this past March as part of a company-wide bankruptcy in which all the company’s more than 50 stores were shuttered.

Dennis Hulsing purchased the company out of bankruptcy with plans to reopen several of the shuttered stores. Assembling a team of grocery store veterans and former Earth Fare executives, including original co-founder Randy Talley, Hulsing is committed to preserving the best aspects of Earth Fare’s legacy and growing the brand throughout the southeast region. In addition to bringing on Talley, Hulsing has also hired Mike Cianciarulo, president of the original Earth Fare, and David Isinghood, formerly of Whole Foods, to help spearhead the new venture. Of the Williamsburg location, Hulsing said, “We are really looking forward to coming back to Willamsburg. The support from the community and the charge lead by local team members, advocating for this location was so impressive.”

The Williamsburg, VA, store will be one of several locations to reopen this year. According to Grocery Dive, there are also plans to open a new store in Christiansburg, VA, next year. Three Earth Fare stores recently opened in Asheville and Boone, NC and Roanoke, VA.